6 Accused of Making False Jobless Claims

A federal grand jury has indicted six people on charges of falsifying claims for unemployment insurance.

The residents from the San Joaquin area were charged with possession of stolen Social Security numbers in an 80-count indictment as part of an ongoing investigation into phony unemployment insurance claims.

Last week, 13 people, most from the Sanger-Reedley area, were named in an 84-count indictment charging conspiracy, mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.

Authorities say the San Joaquin Valley residents cheated the government out of $16 million.